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RND4000 (ReadyNAS NV+ v1) - add more disk to get more than 2 volumes?
I inherited this device, which has 2x300GB disks, and set up as 2 volumes (one for each disk). In the Volume Settings it says "RAID Level 0, single disk) on each volume. The volumes are almost out of...
If you have two volumes, that means you're in Flex-RAID mode. So if you insert a new HDD, it won't be automatically added to an existing volume.
Insert the new HDD and you will be able to create a third volume.
You can also check the compatibility list: https://kb.netgear.com/20641/ReadyNAS-Hard-Disk-Compatibility-List
Well, technically it's still the official compatibility list, and it shows that nothing above 2TB is supported.
jak0lantash wrote:
Well, technically it's still the official compatibility list, and it shows that nothing above 2TB is supported.
It gives the wrong guidance - recommending disks that haven't generally available for years. Customers have spent a lot of time scouring the internet for obsolete drives, and sometimes paying exhorbitant prices for them.
If Netgear were to refuse support for customers just because they are using 1 and 2 TB WD Red or Seagate Ironwolf drives, then they deserve to lose customers.
Netgear should simply remove the lists for legacy NAS, and provide general guidance (NAS-purposed or Enterprise, with the capaciity ceiling when that is relevant).
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